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Morning Cup of Links: Deadly Photography

Six Vacation Photos That Can Kill You. They've each killed at least one person already.
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For every internet success story, there are many more failures. Most failed startups just disappeared quietly, but these 25 had rather public flameouts.
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13 Scenes From Comic Con 2008. The costumes are great, but can they take a restroom break?
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What should smokers be scared of? Lung cancer is only of the beginning of the dangers.
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A spider nabs a bee. How we hear this exciting story is very different depending on whether it comes from National Geographic or the BBC.
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Which book are you most embarrassed to admit you have never read? You may be in good company, as famous authors answer the question.
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So it's not the end of the world. Here are eight of our favorite doomsayers.

Also on Mental Floss:

DID YOU KNOW? Marlon Brando hated memorizing lines so much that he posted cue cards everywhere to help him get through scenes.
He even asked for lines to be written on an actress's posterior. (That request was denied.)